Mobile Coverage Programme

The Mobile Black Spot Programme is an Australian Government initiative to extend mobile phone coverage and competition in regional Australia. The programme will invest in telecommunications network infrastructure to improve coverage of high quality mobile voice and wireless broadband services and competition in the provision of these services.

The Government has committed $100 million (GST exclusive) over four years to the delivery of the Mobile Black Spot Programme. The programme will improve coverage along major transport routes, in small communities and in locations prone to experiencing natural disasters, as well as addressing unique mobile coverage problems.

For more information, view the Discussion Paper or visit the Department of Communications website below.

Thank you Fiona Kotvojs for Eden-Monaro for presenting the Gilmore Young Achiever Award to Olivia Stafford of Moruya Public School. This award recognises an outstanding student from every participating school in Gilmore.Really pleased to present the Young Achiever Award to Olivia Stafford at Moruya Primary School on behalf of Ann Sudmalis MP for Gilmore. The school motto is “Excellence and Equity in Education - Live and Learn”. The "Live and Learn" is emblazoned on the banner. A great motto. As I said at Braidwood last night, for me, a key outcome of primary school is to establish in children a love of learning; with this, literacy and numeracy, children will be able to meet the challenges of an ever changing world. ... See MoreSee Less

The Adult Australian Apprentices payment, which will incentivise employers to take on apprentices between the ages of 21 and 24, has been extended.

From July 1 2019, eligibility for the Support for Adult Australian Apprentices (SAAA) payment will be extended to employers who take on an eligible apprentice studying a Certificate III or IV in an area experiencing a “skills need.” Eligible employers will receive a one-off payment of $4,000.

Extending the incentive payments initiative for adult apprentices will support 12,500 apprentices over three years from 2019 to 2020.